Title 18 — Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
43 chapters · 1,022 sections in this title.
AS 18.55.500 Interest of members of board of directors or employees of corporation in project prohibited.
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(a) A member of the board of directors or employee of the corporation may not voluntarily acquire an interest, direct or indirect, in a redevelopment project or in property included or planned by the corporation to be included in a redevelopment project, or in a contract or propo…
AS 18.55.510 Finding of necessity by municipality.
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(a) The corporation may not transact business or exercise its powers under AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 in a municipality until the governing body approves by resolution the exercise in the municipality of the powers, functions, and duties of the corporation under AS 18.55.480 — 18.5…
AS 18.55.520 Powers of the corporation.
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In addition to all powers previously vested in or granted to the corporation by any other law, the corporation has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960, including the following powers: (1) to pr…
AS 18.55.525 Neighborhood development projects.
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(a) A neighborhood development project, as undertaken and administered by the corporation, shall consist of urban renewal project undertakings and activities in one or more urban renewal areas that are planned and carried out on the basis of annual increments in accordance with 4…
AS 18.55.530 Preparation and approval of redevelopment plans.
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(a) Except as provided in AS 18.55.520(11), the corporation may not acquire real property for a redevelopment project unless the governing body of the municipality has approved the redevelopment plan, as prescribed in (i) of this section. (b) The corporation may not prepare a red…
AS 18.55.540 Disposal of property in redevelopment project.
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(a) The corporation may sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest in real property in a redevelopment project area to a redeveloper for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, or other uses, or for public use in accordance with the rede…
AS 18.55.550 Eminent domain.
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(a) The corporation may (1) acquire by eminent domain real property that it considers necessary within the boundaries of the redevelopment project or for its purposes under AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the rea…
AS 18.55.560 Acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land.
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Upon a determination, by resolution, of the governing body of the municipality that the acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land not within a slum or blighted area is essential to the proper clearance or redevelopment of a slum or blighted area or a necessary part o…
AS 18.55.570 Issuance of bonds and notes.
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(a) The corporation may (1) issue bonds and notes from time to time for any of the purposes of AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960, including the payment of principal and interest upon advances for surveys and plans for redevelopment projects; (2) issue refunding bonds for the purpose of th…
AS 18.55.580 Power of corporation to provide additional security for bonds.
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(a) In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases, in order to secure the payment of the bonds or obligations, the corporation, in addition to its other powers, may (1) pledge all or a part of its gross or net rents, fees, or revenue from r…
AS 18.55.590 Remedies of obligee.
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An obligee of the corporation may, in addition to all other rights that may be conferred on the obligee, subject only to contractual restrictions binding upon the obligee, (1) by mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity compel the corporation, the members of its …
AS 18.55.600 Bonds as legal investment.
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(a) The following persons may legally invest sinking funds, money, and other funds belonging to them or within their control in the investments listed in (b) of this section: (1) all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies; (2) all banks…
AS 18.55.610 Conveyance to federal government on default.
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In any contract for financial assistance with the federal government, the corporation may obligate itself to convey possession or title to the redevelopment project and land to the federal government, when the contract relates to the project and the land, upon the occurrence of a…
AS 18.55.620 Property exempt from taxes and execution.
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(a) All property held by the corporation for a purpose set out in AS 18.55.300 — 18.55.470 and in AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 is exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and an execution or other judicial process may not issue against it nor may judgment against it be a …
AS 18.55.630 Cooperation by public bodies.
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(a) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of a redevelopment project located within the area in which it is authorized to act, a public body may, upon terms, with or without consideration, as it determines, (1) dedicate, sell, con…
AS 18.55.640 Report by the authority. [Repealed, § 140 ch 4 SLA 1992.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.55.650 Title of purchaser of project property.
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An instrument executed by the corporation and purporting to convey a right, title, or interest in property under AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 is conclusive evidence of compliance with the provisions of AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 insofar as title or other interest of a bona fide purchas…
AS 18.55.660 Additional powers of governing body.
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Whenever the corporation exercises its rights, powers, and duties under AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 in the area adjacent to a municipality, the governing body of the municipality may prepare or have prepared general plans for the physical development of the area if the preparation o…
AS 18.55.670 Preparation of general plan by local governing body.
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The governing body of a municipality, not authorized to create a planning commission with power to prepare a general plan for the redevelopment of the municipality, may prepare a general plan before a redevelopment project is initiated under AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960.
AS 18.55.680 Urban renewal projects; definition.
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(a) In addition to the power given under AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960, the corporation may plan and undertake an urban renewal project. In AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 an urban renewal project includes undertaking and activity for the elimination and prevention of the development or spre…
AS 18.55.690 Urban renewal plan; definition.
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An urban renewal project undertaken pursuant to AS 18.55.680 shall be undertaken in accordance with an urban renewal plan for the area of the project. As used in AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 an “urban renewal plan” means a plan for an urban renewal project, which (1) conforms to the …
AS 18.55.695 Secs. 18.55.695 — 18.55.698. Use of tax collections; loan agreements; taxation of leased property. [Repealed, § 31 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.55.700 Powers with respect to urban renewal.
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(a) The corporation has all the powers necessary or convenient to undertake and carry out urban renewal plans and urban renewal projects, including the power to acquire and dispose of property, to issue bonds and other obligations, to borrow and accept grants from the federal gov…
AS 18.55.710 Public bodies authorized to assist in urban renewal projects.
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A municipality or other public body may, without limiting any provisions of AS 18.55.700, do any and all things necessary to aid and cooperate in the planning and undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which it is authorized to act, including the furnishing of fin…
AS 18.55.720 Corporation may delegate functions to municipalities and public bodies.
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The corporation may delegate to a municipality or other public body any of its powers or functions with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act, and the municipality or public bod…
AS 18.55.730 Agreements for exercising powers and granting assistance.
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Any public body may enter into agreements that may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with any other public body respecting action to be taken under any power granted by AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960, including the furnishing of funds…
AS 18.55.740 Workable program.
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The governing body of a municipality, or a public officer or public body, as it designates, may prepare a workable program, including an official plan of action, for effectively dealing with the problem of urban slums and blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating areas within the …
AS 18.55.750 Municipality may repair, etc., dwellings unfit for habitation.
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When a municipality finds that a dwelling exists that is unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing the hazard of fire, accident, or other calamity, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or another condition, including one of those set out in …
AS 18.55.760 Ordinances relating to unfit dwellings.
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Upon the adoption of an ordinance finding that dwelling conditions of the character described in AS 18.55.750 exist in a municipality, its governing body may adopt an ordinance relating to dwellings that are unfit for human habitation.
AS 18.55.770 What ordinance must include.
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An ordinance adopted under AS 18.55.760 must provide that the corporation must exercise the powers prescribed by the ordinance. The ordinance must also contain the provisions set out in AS 18.55.780 — 18.55.850.
AS 18.55.780 Petition or finding that dwelling is unfit and filing of complaint.
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When at least five residents file a petition charging that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation or when it appears to a public officer that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the public officer shall conduct a preliminary investigation, and if the investigation disclos…
AS 18.55.790 Pleadings and hearing.
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The complaint must contain a notice of a hearing before the corporation or designated agent and the time and place fixed for the hearing. The hearing shall be not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days after the service of the complaint. The complaint must state that the parties…
AS 18.55.800 Rules of evidence do not control in hearings before the corporation.
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The rules of evidence in judicial proceedings are not controlling in hearings before the corporation.
AS 18.55.810 Findings and order.
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If, after the hearing, the executive director of the corporation determines that the dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the executive director shall state the findings of fact in support of the determination in writing and shall issue and have served upon the owner an order …
AS 18.55.820 Ordinance to fix percentage of cost as reasonable.
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The ordinance of the municipality must fix the percentage of the cost of repair, alteration, or improvement for the purpose of determining whether the cost is reasonable within the meaning of AS 18.55.810.
AS 18.55.830 Failure of owner to comply with order.
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(a) If the owner fails to comply with an order to repair, alter, or improve or to vacate and close the dwelling, the corporation may have the dwelling repaired, altered or improved, or vacated. (b) If the owner fails to comply with an order to remove or demolish the dwelling, the…
AS 18.55.840 Costs of repair, etc., are a lien.
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If the corporation has the dwelling repaired, altered, improved, vacated and closed, removed or demolished, the costs, including costs of the proceeding and necessary attorney fees, constitute a lien against the real property and the lien may be foreclosed in the manner provided …
AS 18.55.850 Disposition of material where dwelling is removed or demolished.
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If the corporation removes or demolishes the dwelling, it shall sell the materials and shall credit the proceeds of the sale against the costs of the removal or demolition. If there is a surplus remaining, the corporation shall return it to the parties entitled to it as determine…
AS 18.55.860 Ordinance to give corporation power to determine fitness of dwellings for habitation.
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(a) The ordinance adopted by a municipality under AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 (1) must provide that the corporation may determine that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation if it finds that conditions exist that (A) are dangerous or injurious to the health, comfort, safety, or mo…
AS 18.55.870 Manner of serving parties in interest.
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The corporation shall serve complaints and orders issued in accordance with AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 upon all parties in interest either personally or by registered mail. If, after the exercise of reasonable diligence, the corporation cannot find a party, it shall make an affidav…
AS 18.55.880 Injunction to prevent corporation from proceeding.
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A person affected by an order issued by the corporation may, within 60 days from the date the order is posted and served, petition the superior court for an injunction restraining the corporation from carrying out the provisions of the order, and the court may, upon the petition,…
AS 18.55.890 Remedies provided are exclusive.
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The remedies provided in AS 18.55.880 are exclusive and a person affected by an order of the corporation may not recover damages for an action taken under an order of the corporation, or because the person complies with an order of the corporation.
AS 18.55.900 Ordinance may give corporation additional powers.
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An ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality may authorize the corporation to exercise those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 including the power to: (1) investigate the dwelling conditions in the muni…
AS 18.55.910 Municipality to prepare estimate of costs of administration.
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After adopting an ordinance under AS 18.55.750 — 18.55.930 the governing body of the municipality shall as soon as possible prepare an estimate of the annual expenses necessary to provide the equipment, personnel, and supplies for periodic examinations and investigations of dwell…
AS 18.55.920 AS 18.55.750 — 18.55.930 not a limitation on municipalities.
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AS 18.55.750 — 18.55.930 do not limit the power of a municipality to enforce its ordinances or regulations, and to prevent or punish violations of them, or to define and declare nuisances and have them removed or abated. The powers granted by AS 18.55.750 — 18.55.930 are in addit…
AS 18.55.930 Powers of a municipality to control use and occupancy of dwellings.
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A municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its governing body, (1) prescribe minimum standards for the use and occupancy of dwellings inside its boundaries; (2) prevent the use or occupancy of a dwelling that is injurious to the public health, safety, morals or welfare; and (3) …
AS 18.55.932 Urban redevelopment or urban renewal in a disaster area.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960, when the legal governing body certifies that an area is in need of redevelopment or urban renewal as a result of the earthquakes of 1964 and all results and aftereffects respecting which the governor has certif…
AS 18.55.934 State aid for an urban redevelopment or urban renewal project in a disaster area.
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(a) In connection with any project carried out under AS 18.55.932, the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may contract with the corporation, under terms approved by the governor, to provide a state grant-in-aid equal to one-half the excess of the cost o…
AS 18.55.940 Inconsistent provisions superseded.
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Insofar as the provisions of AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 are inconsistent with any other law, the provisions of AS 18.55.480 — 18.55.960 shall control.
AS 18.55.945 Limitation. [Repealed, § 31 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]